The Veteran's service connection for residuals of prostate cancer is granted due to presumed exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served within 12 nautical miles from the coastline of the Republic of Vietnam, qualifying him for presumptive service connection based on his diagnosed condition and exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000823
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of prostate cancer, finding no evidence that the Veteran's condition was related to his active military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer as secondary to the service-connected hypertension and granted a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities from March 19, 2024. Other claims were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of residuals of prostate cancer to ensure that the case is forwarded to the Under Secretary for Benefits for consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.
- Granted
The Board granted presumptive service connection for residuals of prostate cancer under the PACT Act due to the Veteran's presumed exposure to burn pit toxins during his service in Kuwait.
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